Nanosatellite startup Fleet Space Technologies has struck a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s nascent Space Command defence agency to develop a low-Earth orbit satellite communications system.
The 16-month deal, which resulted from a limited tender, is the Adelaide-based space company’s first win with the Defence department and the wider federal government since it was founded in 2015.
Until now, the nanosatellites developed by Fleet Space have mainly been used in mining applications, with around 30 companies worldwide reportedly either using or preparing to use its technology.
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